Propeller-puller.



G. ANDRADE, J11. PROPELLER FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED 1111122, 1910.

985,491, I Patented Feb.28, 1911.

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STTES ATENT UFFIGE.

CIPRIANO ANDRADE, JR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PROPELLER-PULLER.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, CIPRIANO ANnRAnn, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at 328 WVest Eighty-fourth street, in the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Propeller-Puller, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in propeller pullers, and the object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, compact and efficient device for pulling propellers from the tail shaft of vessels. I attain this object by the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure l is a partial section in elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is an outside elevation of my device.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the tail shaft (shown in relief).

B is a thread (shown in relief) on tail shaft A.

C is a nut engaging thread B.

D is the cone (shown in relief) at end of tail shaft A.

E is the key in cone D.

F is the propeller boss.

G is the lock nut aft of propeller F.

H is a thread (shown in relief) at the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 2, 1910.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

Serial No. 564,700.

extreme after end of tail shaft A, engaging nut G.

The operation of my device is as follows: Before shipping propeller F, the nut G is screwed onto thread 13. Care should be taken to see that nut C is screwed far enough forward on tail shaft A, so that the after face of nut C will clear the forward face of propeller boss F. After nut C is in position, the propeller is shipped on cone D in the usual manner, and nut G is then screwed onto thread H, and set up tight as is the usual practice now. To remove the propeller, unscrew nut G and remove it from the tail shaft. Then screw nut C back against propeller boss F, thereby forcing the propeller off of cone D. As soon as nut C has started propeller boss F off of cone D, the propeller may be lifted off of the tail shaft.

I claim:

In propeller pullers, a thread 011 the tail shaft ahead of the propeller boss, and a nut engaging on said thread, said nut being adapted to exert a backward pressure on the forward face of the propeller boss.

CIPRIANO ANDRADE, J R.

\Vitnesses ARTHUR C. JOHNSON, AnoLPII VIDDER.

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